Around 1,000 Greek words can’t be traced to any Indo-European language. Where do they come from?
— Linguistic Discovery (@lingdiscovery) September 8, 2026
In this issue of the Linguistic Discovery newsletter, we’ll dig through layers of linguistic history to reveal the mystery language that influenced Ancient Greek.…
Best comment on the FT I’ve seen for a while.
— Tom Goodwin (@tomfgoodwin) September 8, 2026
Explains a lot of the last 14 years.
I would probably edit to
“ if reasonable people don’t address reasonable voters reasonable concerns then unreasonable people will , and unreasonably ” pic.twitter.com/yFJaWO7vEM
You must ALWAYS stop and photograph new cicadas! 😍 https://t.co/gkiak2FPfr pic.twitter.com/TZrh8WY0hX
— Nick Volpe (@nvolpewild) September 8, 2026
Almost every promise of modern technology has delivered the opposite result
— Saagar Enjeti (@esaagar) September 8, 2026
- Social networking made historically less social
- Unlimited information made people much stupider
- Technology use during childhood has made children less advanced https://t.co/JJGMOXjhwe
To curb infanticide the laws of Theodosius established child welfare across the Roman empire:
— LiorLefineder (@lefineder) September 8, 2026
"if any parent should report to you a child which he is unable, because of poverty, to raise, there be no delay in issuing food and clothing..We offer funds for this program from our… pic.twitter.com/iDzhoc2Ysk
Brazil had more slaves, for longer. Brazil did not become a world economic power. https://t.co/vMTViUIKbw
— David Bernstein (@ProfDBernstein) September 3, 2026
"I like to quote the founder and proprietor of Our World in Data, who said that the papers could have had the headline: “187,000 people escaped from extreme poverty yesterday, every day for the last 30 years.” But you never saw that headline, and as a result, a billion people… pic.twitter.com/uCIVYF6ke8
— Steven Pinker (@sapinker) September 9, 2026
There was a paper sign taped to the door of a gas station.
— NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 (@japan_nobunaga) September 8, 2026
Spaghetti dinner. Ten dollars. All proceeds to the Hensley family.
I did not know the Hensley family. I went because a man at the counter said "you going?" in a way that was not a question.
It was held in a fire hall.…
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